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New Forums and Ranks

Kurisu — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:12:29 GMT

The website forums have now been replaced with a brand new version to fit the website. Your logins for the website are now the exact same logins for the forums. It is the same account for the entire website, no more different accounts for website and forum.

If you encounter any bugs with the new system please either send me an email through the contact form or you can always leave a comment here.

I have also released the user ranking system. You will notice a ranking icon next to your username on any comments or forum posts that you make. This rank will go up the more points you collect throughout the website.

You can collect points by commenting, rating games, posting on the forum, uploading screenshots etc. Check your profile page to see how you rank against the other users!

ePSXe 1.7.0

Kurisu — Sun, 25 May 2008 21:44:28 GMT

ePSXe 1.7.0 has been released. You can download it in the emulators section.

Short changelog:
- Multiple changes has been done in the Pad support.
- The internal SPU plugin has been updated to the 1.7.0 version.
- The iso support code has been rewritten.
- The MDEC decoder has been rewritten.
- A new version of the Pete's Software Plugin is included.
- The XA/CDDA support has been worked in this new version.
- Many things have been fixed in the cd-rom decoder and the core.

The ePSXe team

Wii Virtual Console Hacked!!

Kurisu — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:13:03 GMT

The encryption on the Wii virtual console games has been decrypted. It didn't take long and it was bound to happen. The surprising news though is that the games are nothing but roms. You can even play them on your regular emulators like Snes9x and they run perfectly!

That must suck to find out you've been paying for roms. Let me know what you think in the comments.

View the source here for more information and some screenshots.

Email Problem Fixed

Kurisu — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 09:43:30 GMT

The problem with contacting us and registering an account on the website should now be fixed.

If you still have any problems with that please reply to this news post.

Thanks.

Comments For Everyone!

Kurisu — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 10:02:57 GMT

Anonymous users are now allowed to post comments on the website. If you do not wish to register you can still contribute your thoughts or ideas just as easily as a registered user.

Please note: you will not earn any points towards becoming a top member unless you are registered.

Best Game of 2007

Kurisu — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:53:12 GMT

What do you think the best game of 2007 is? If you want to share your opinion head over to the poll and vote for your favorite!

Personally... I voted for Orange Box because of Portal. That game was a lot of fun and unlike anything else I have ever seen. If you haven't tried it I recommend it very highly.

Did you like one of the heavy hitters like Halo or Mario Galaxy the best? Let us know what you think in the comments.

February 2008 Emulators

Kurisu — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:38:14 GMT

WinUAE 1.4.6 public Beta 9
1.4.6 will be the last version that runs on Windows 98/ME. Following
versions will require Windows 2000 or newer. (download).

No$GBA 2.6a
Faster 3d rendering, backup detect, rtc-irq, better texture interpolation, perfectly accurate edge-marking, translucent-poly-id, shadow-poly support, capture in vram display mode, debug gui/warnings, cpu/ipc/div/sqrt details (download).

iDeaS 1.0.2.1 Beta
Fixed a bug in creation Accellerators Table.
Fixed a bug in Texture Coordinates Transformation.
Fixed a bug in Import Saves.
Fixed a bug in cycles S and N (Jump Super Star Demo).
Fixed a bug in Plugins management.
Add support for DLDI Plugins.
A lot of speed up, added Optimize CPUs PipeLine and Optimize Loops. (download).

If you find any other major emulators being updated please post in the comments and we will make sure everyone finds out.

Rom Server is Down!

SB — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:48:50 GMT

ROM Server is getting an upgrade. It will be down for a week or so. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Super Mario Galaxy Review

Kurisu — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 10:43:56 GMT

I know we don't usually post game reviews here on the news section but I wanted to make an exception for this game. If you keep up with video game rankings you will know that this game has been receiving very good reviews and at one point was even ahead of Ocarina of Time as the best game of all time. It has since slipped to number 2 but none the less this is a very impressive feat.

I had a chance to pick up the game and try it out for myself, here is what I thought of it.

Gameplay

The game plays eerily similar to Super Mario 64, a game which defined the 3d platforming genre. When I first started playing I felt like they took the N64 controls from SM64 and put them onto the Wii. I already knew exactly how to do all the different jumping moves that Mario could do because the controls were so similar.

Even the way you go through the levels is very similar to SM64. Just like with SM64 where you travelled throughout the castle jumping through paintings, in this game you travel to different galaxies. In SM64 each level has multiple stars that you need to collect by doing different tasks. In Galaxy each level has multiple stars that you need to collect by doing different tasks.

The style of this game is unique as well and even a bit disorienting at first. Imagine you are running around a globe, except you run along the sides, along the bottom, anywhere. You need to get used to this type of control very quickly in order to get through this game.

Graphics

The graphics are very solid for a Wii game. It is everything you want from a Mario game. There is nothing realistic about it, it's your standard cartoon style that you expect from a Mario game.

Music

I really enjoy the music in this game. I think part of that is because they borrow the same tunes from other Mario games and enhance them to make them more modern.

Overall

I would have to agree with all the other game reviewers out there in giving this a huge ranking. It is definitely worthy of 5/5 stars, it is an extremely fun game to play and it will not disappoint you.

Is it worth being listed as the greatest game of all time? I don't think I'm qualified to make that call but it definitely deserves to be listed among the greats.

What do you think of this game? Would you call it the greatest game of all time? Or did you have a totally different experience with this game. Let me know in the comments, I hope you enjoyed reading my review of Super Mario Galaxy.

Join the Facebook Group!

SB — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 12:54:55 GMT

Kurisu has created a Facebook group for the website so if you have an account there please feel free to join and get to know other rom fans.

Join Today!